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package com.sun.javadoc;



Represents a type variable. For example, the generic interface List<E> has a single type variable E. A type variable may have explicit bounds, as in C<R extends Remote>. 
Author:Scott Seligman
Since:1.5
Deprecated: The declarations in this package have been superseded by those in the package jdk.javadoc.doclet. For more information, see the Migration Guide in the documentation for that package.
/**
 * Represents a type variable.
 * For example, the generic interface {@code List<E>} has a single
 * type variable {@code E}.
 * A type variable may have explicit bounds, as in
 * {@code C<R extends Remote>}.
 *
 * @author Scott Seligman
 * @since 1.5
 *
 * @deprecated
 *   The declarations in this package have been superseded by those
 *   in the package {@code jdk.javadoc.doclet}.
 *   For more information, see the <i>Migration Guide</i> in the documentation for that package.
 */
@Deprecated(since="9", forRemoval=true)
@SuppressWarnings("removal")
public interface TypeVariable extends Type {

    
Return the bounds of this type variable.
These are the types given by the extends clause.
Return an empty array if there are no explicit bounds.

Returns:the bounds of this type variable.
/**
     * Return the bounds of this type variable.
     * These are the types given by the <i>extends</i> clause.
     * Return an empty array if there are no explicit bounds.
     *
     * @return the bounds of this type variable.
     */
    Type[] bounds();

    
Return the class, interface, method, or constructor within
which this type variable is declared.

Returns:the class, interface, method, or constructor within
        which this type variable is declared.
/**
     * Return the class, interface, method, or constructor within
     * which this type variable is declared.
     *
     * @return the class, interface, method, or constructor within
     *         which this type variable is declared.
     */
    ProgramElementDoc owner();

    
Get the annotations of this program element.
Return an empty array if there are none.

Returns:the annotations of this program element or
        an empty array if there are none.
/**
     * Get the annotations of this program element.
     * Return an empty array if there are none.
     *
     * @return the annotations of this program element or
     *         an empty array if there are none.
     */
    public AnnotationDesc[] annotations();

}